The Shadow of Absence

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The Shadow of Absence (2007)

Directed by Nasri Hajjaj

Documentary · 1h 24m

"Born in Palestine. Died in Lebanon." "Born in Palestine. Died in Syria." "Born in Palestine. Died in Jordan." The camera pans across an endless row of white tombstones. The Shadow of Absence takes death as its subject yet in doing so presents a powerful statement about Palestinian life. Weaving elements of his own story of dislocation into the Palestinian collective narrative, filmmaker Nasri Hajjaj reverses the usual focus of the Nakba documentary by exploring the denial of the Palestinian right to death and burial in the homeland.

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Crew

Director
Nasri Hajjaj
Writer
Nasri Hajjaj
Director of Photography
Khaled Belkhiria, Ali Bin Abdallah
Editor
Michèle Tyan

Details

Release date
2007-06-15
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN